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(And Why Your Glutes Aren’t Growing)

As promised — today we’re talking about quad dominance.

And I hear this constantly.

Usually from women in their 30s and early 40s:

“I’m squatting.”

Then in women late 40s, 50s and beyond, it sounds slightly different:

“My knees ache.”

Same root issue.

Different stage of life.

Quad dominance means your body prefers knee extension over hip extension.

Translation?

You drive movement from the front of your leg instead of the back.

So when you squat or lunge, the quads take over…

This isn’t because you’re doing something “wrong on purpose.”

It’s structure.

And women are especially prone to it.

Women generally have:

• A wider pelvis

Add in:

• Sitting all day

Now the hips are less stable.

And when the hips lack stability?

The body seeks stability elsewhere.

Enter: the quads.

Your body will always prioritise joint safety over aesthetics.

If your glutes aren’t stabilising properly, your quads will step in to protect you.

They become overactive.

The glutes step back.

You squat very upright.

All of that biases the quads.

Now — is that bad?

No.

If it’s intentional.

I deliberately train quads this way sometimes.

But if your goal is glute development and you’re accidentally feeding the dominant muscle?

You’re reinforcing the imbalance.

And wondering why your backside won’t grow.

In younger women:

• Thicker front thighs

Sound familiar?

In midlife, it shifts.

Now it’s less about “my thighs are too big”

• Sore knees

Because as we age, fast-twitch fibres decline.

Legs lose muscle first.

If quad dominance has been present for years, the imbalance becomes even more obvious.

If your knees cave in when you squat…

That’s not a stance width issue.

That’s glute stabilisation failure.

If your glutes can’t stabilise the pelvis and femur, they can’t become prime movers.

If they can’t control the joint…

They can’t grow effectively.

So your body protects you by shifting load to the quads.

Again — not laziness.

Protection.

I once met a woman proudly telling me she hip thrusts 580 pounds.

But she “can’t deadlift because of her back”

That’s not strength.

That’s compensation.

If a hinge hurts your back and a squat hurts your knees, the glutes aren’t doing their job.

You can’t skip foundational mechanics and just load a single movement heavy and expect balance.

The body doesn’t work that way.

Quad dominance isn’t permanent.

It isn’t genetic destiny.

It’s positioning, instruction, awareness, and repetition.

You have to:

✔️ Shift load backwards

Not every woman should squat the same way.

Proportions matter.

Structure matters.

Posture matters.

For me, weights are paintbrushes.

You can create anything.

It was never about lifting the heaviest thing in the room.

It’s about shaping the body intentionally.

When you understand biomechanics, you stop “working out” and start building.

That’s when it becomes fascinating.

That’s when it becomes addictive.

That’s when frustration disappears.

Inside Muscle Month we cover:

• Quad dominance

You will understand more about building muscle than most certified trainers.

Not as an insult.

Just as reality.

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Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

And if you’re tired of training hard without shaping the result you want…

This is where that changes.

See you inside. 💪🍑